Salvia Semiatrata

New from Southern Mexico and widely grown on the French and Italian Rivera’s.  Fascinating open blooms with the top lip deep blue, the lower lip lavender tinged white and the calyx dusky pink, smother the foliage from mid summer to first frosts.  Semiatrata means half-dark.  Great for container or border and good as cut flowers.  Attractive to bees and butterflies.  Prefers well drained soil in sun.  Height & spread 30-40cm (12-16”).  Half-hardy perennial, may need winter protection in very cold areas. 

• Flower Colour: Blue
• Flower Colour: Black
• Aspect: Full Sun
• Flowering Time: Summer
• Flowering Time: Autumn
• Hardiness: Semi-Hardy Perennial
• Height: 40cm (16")
• Spread: 40cm (16")
• Delivery: April onwards
• Quantity: 3 young plants
• Flowering Time: Long Flowering
• Other: Pest Resistant
• Other: Scented
• Other: Bees And Butterflies
• Other: Drought Tolerant
• Other: Suitable for Container